1 COUNCILMEMBERS
Carlyn S. Obringer, Mayor
Laura M. Nakamura, Vice Mayor
Dominic D. Aliano
Pablo Benavente
Laura M. Hoffmeister
Civic Center
1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519
www.cityofconcord.org
Regular Meeting of the
Concord City Council/City
Council Sitting as the
Local Reuse Authority
Tuesday
March 25, 2025
5:30 p.m. – Open Session Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or various
telephonic/electronic
locations
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at: Council Chamber, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA.
Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in- person or via email, as set forth below. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a.Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chamber.
Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chamber will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
Please note – the meeting will start at 5:30 p.m.
2 2. REMOTE: Remote public comment will not be accepted, except when a Councilmember participates remotely pursuant to AB 2449. At the time of the posting of this agenda, none of the Councilmembers have notified the City Clerk’s Office that they intend to participate remotely pursuant to AB 2449, and therefore no remote public comment will be accepted at the meeting. If, after publication of this agenda and before the meeting begins, any councilmember determines that they will need to participate remotely due to just cause or emergency circumstances under AB 2449, their remote participation will be announced at the outset of the meeting in connection with the Roll Call item. If a Councilmember participates in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, the public may participate and provide public comment remotely, as follows:
a. Zoom:
https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/82946581916?pwd=RR00bVQJdhZYTI5XkCHA_5asBIg2 oQ.jyjFTklNpRa8QiL_or Zoom Webinar ID: 829 4658 1916 and Passcode: 699004 b.Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (669) 900-6833 or (346) 348-7799 or (253) 215- 8782.
c.If a Councilmember is participating remotely during the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. If calling in via Zoom use *9 to raise and lower your hand.
The meeting host will call on you, by name, and promote you to panelist in the webinar so you can be seen via your camera. Please enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak. In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date at [email protected]).
3. EMAIL:
a.Public comments can also be submitted via email to [email protected]. Please note that emailed comments will not be read aloud by staff. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Council before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at
https://stream.ci.concord.ca.us/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/Search, and
3. inserted into the meeting record.
b.As emails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your email.
4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a.Watch on TV on Comcast Channel 28, Astound/Wave Channels 29 and 1026, and AT&T U-verse Channel 99
b.Watch the TV broadcast through the City’s website by following THIS LINK c.Watch Live Streaming of the meeting by following THIS LINK d.Join the Zoom webinar by following THIS LINK
3 5. INTERPRETATION OR WRITTEN TRANSLATION:
OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call - Announcements/Consideration and Approval of Requests by Councilmembers to Participate Remote Pursuant to AB 2449.
Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Nakamura
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
This is a 15-minute Public Comment Period for items within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction that are not on this agenda. Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes.
State law prohibits the City Council from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the Public Comment Period. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above a. Written Public Comment
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation – to Linda Haddad, American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region, proclaiming March 2025 as "American Red Cross Month" in the City of Concord. Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
b. Presentation – to representatives from AAUW Concord Branch, proclaiming March 2025 as "Women's History Month" in the City of Concord.
Presentation by Mayor Obringer.
4. CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY (LRA) CONSENT CALENDAR
1. To access interpretation or written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link:
Para accesar a la traducción durante la reunion, por favor escanee el Código QR o haga clic en el enlace:
https://attend.wordly.ai/join/SYMQ-8840
2. Choose Language and Click Attend
Seleccione su lenguaje y haga clic en asistir
3. Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device.
Use sus auriculares para escuchar el audio o leer la transcipción en el dispositivo.
4 The public is entitled to address the City Council/LRA on items appearing on the Consent Calendar before or during the City Council’s/LRA’s consideration of the Consent Calendar. Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made by one motion of the City Council/LRA, provided that any Councilmember, individual or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the Mayor may defer action on the particular item and place the same on the regular agenda for consideration in any order s/he deems appropriate. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Considering – adoption of Ordinance No. 25-2 entitled, "An Ordinance Amending Concord Municipal Code, Title 18 (Development Code), Section
18.200.070 (Standards for Specific Uses - Emergency Shelter and Homeless Shelters) (PL23176-MC)." Ordinance No. 25-2 was introduced on February 25, 2025, by reading of the title only and waiving further reading.
Recommended by the City Clerk.
CEQA: Not a “project” under Public Resources Code 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c) or 15378 and in the alternative, if deemed a “project,” exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). b. Considering – approval of an amendment to a Professional Services Agreement for construction management in the amount of $189,850 (for a new not-to-exceed amount of $904,850) with Swinerton Management & Consulting for the Willow Pass and Landana Sewer Capacity Improvement Project; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Funded by Sewer Enterprise Funds).
Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065. c. Considering – the following actions:
1. Award of a construction contract in the amount of $7,563,000 to Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. for the Residential Pavement Maintenance Phase E Project (City Project Nos. 2613 & 2621) (which includes (a) Residential streets located south of Cowell Road and Concord Community Park, between Ridge Park Drive and St. Francis Drive, and (b) east of Port Chicago Highway between East Olivera Road and Bonifacio Street, and (c) the portion of Port Chicago Highway between East Olivera Road and Concord Blvd); authorizing Staff to utilize the available project contingency for contract change orders that become necessary up to 15% of the contract amount; and authorizing the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;
5 2. Approval of a $1,980,000 budget transfer and appropriation to the Residential Phase E Project from Pavement Maintenance - Zone 2O Project (Fund 407, Measure V Lease-Revenue – PJ 2624) to PJ 2621; and
3. Authorizing the City Engineer to accept improvements upon completion of Project Nos. 2613 & 2621 and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.
LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY CONSENT CALENDAR
d. Considering – the adoption of 12 Professional or Legal Services Agreements (Agreements) for various consultant services for the Local Reuse Authority’s (LRA) work related to the redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) for a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,761,036 through March 31, 2026; and authorizing the Executive Director of the LRA to execute the agreements in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Funded through Reimbursement Agreement Deposits to LRA by BCUS Acquisitions LLC (Brookfield). Recommended by the Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
5. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
Persons who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the public hearing is opened, except on public hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment.
After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Council level for discussion and action. Further comment from the audience will not be received unless requested by the Council. No public hearing shall commence after 10 p.m. unless approved by majority vote of the City Council. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – introduction of an Ordinance amending Concord Municipal Code Chapter 19.40 “Residential Tenant Protection Program” to revise existing provisions thereof, including but not limited to adjusting the Annual Allowable Rent Increase and the applicability of the “just cause for eviction” provisions to rented single-family homes and condominiums by reading of the title only and waiving further reading. Report by Sophia Huckabay, Housing Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378.
6. CORRESPONDENCE
6 Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Ann Ewing, Chairwoman for the Data Institute, re: Redevelopment Assessment - 2000 Clayton Technology Building - March 3, 2025 b. Letter to California State Assembly Member Avila Farias re: Congratulations and looking forward to successful partnerships - March 3, 2025 c. Letter to Contra Costa County re: support for the initiation under section 1135 of a Study of Alternatives for Fish Passage at Drop Structure #1 on Walnut Creek in Concord, California - March 3, 2025
7. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
a. Report out by Vice Mayor Nakamura on the CA League of Cities Planning Commissioners Academy held March 5-7, 2025.
b. Report out by Councilmembers Aliano and Benavente and Mayor Obringer on the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference held March 10-12, 2025.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 4/1/2025 6:30PM
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in the Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited by California law to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the hearing or in a written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the hearing.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Concord to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are disabled and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the ADA Coordinator Tianjun Cao at (925) 671-3243 or [email protected], at least 24 hours in advance of the 7 meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.